Technology

  • March 11, 2025

    California Will Be Probing Location Data Industry

    California has a hunch that a lot of companies might be violating its data privacy law when it comes to sensitive location data, according to the state's attorney general, who says he is launching a sweeping investigation into the location data industry as a whole.

  • March 11, 2025

    HPE's IP Case Moves Ahead, With Chance To Fix Some Claims

    A California federal judge has given Hewlett Packard Enterprise a month to amend its patent infringement complaint against a group of companies and greenlit the IT giant to seek discovery on business one of them may have done in the state.

  • March 11, 2025

    Utilities Want FCC To Clarify TCPA Prior Consent Rule

    Power utilities asked the Federal Communications Commission to clarify that federal law allows companies to contact customers about participating in company demand management programs, particularly by calling and texting customers during peak load periods encouraging them to shift energy consumption to nonpeak times.

  • March 11, 2025

    Weapons Check Co. Sued In Del. After Hyped Reports, Probes

    A shareholder of weapons screening system developer Evolv Technologies fired off a derivative suit on the company's behalf in Delaware's Court of Chancery late Monday, seeking recovery of damages arising from allegedly hyped marketing of flawed, artificial intelligence-enabled systems that failed to meet threat detection claims.

  • March 11, 2025

    Senate Confirms Gail Slater To Lead DOJ Antitrust

    The Senate voted 78-19 on Tuesday to confirm Gail Slater to be assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • March 11, 2025

    6th Circ. Won't Revisit FCC's Tanked Net Neutrality Rules

    The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday turned down a bid by public interest groups for a full-court rehearing of January's decision to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.

  • March 11, 2025

    Authors Seek Win On Meta AI Direct Infringement Claims

    A group of award-winning authors urged a California federal judge to grant them a win on claims Meta directly infringed their copyrights by using databases of pirated works to train its "Llama" artificial-intelligence tool, arguing Meta infringed "massive" amounts of protected material, including books written by Supreme Court justices.

  • March 11, 2025

    Software Co. Tells Fed. Circ. It's Owed Over $12.7M In IP Dispute

    A software developer pushed back at the federal government's defense of a $12.7 million copyright infringement award on Monday, telling the Federal Circuit that the judgment should be based on the company's actual negotiations with the Defense Health Agency.

  • March 11, 2025

    Conservative Outlet Newsmax Eyes $75M Go-Public Offering

    Newsmax Inc. said on Tuesday it plans to raise up to $75 million in a scaled-down alternative to a traditional initial public offering, represented by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, a potential debut for the conservative media company in public markets.

  • March 11, 2025

    Zillow Investors Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Class Certification

    A class of Zillow Group Inc. investors told the Ninth Circuit to reject the property listing company's bid to overturn the class certification of their suit accusing the company of making misleading statements about its home-flipping program and causing stock prices to drop.

  • March 11, 2025

    VA Did Not Pre-Select Awardee For $257M Telehealth Contract

    A Court of Federal Claims judge has rejected a protest over a $256.8 million U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth program support contract, saying the protester hadn't shown the VA "pre-selected" the awardee before making a formal award decision.

  • March 11, 2025

    Google Trade Secrets Case Against Ex-Engineer Resolved

    A Texas federal judge closed Google LLC's trade secrets lawsuit against a former employee on Monday after the parties agreed last December to an injunction forbidding him from possessing or sharing any of the company's confidential information.

  • March 11, 2025

    DOJ's RealPage Antitrust Case Gets New Judge

    The U.S. Department of Justice's price-fixing lawsuit against algorithmic real estate pricing company RealPage is getting a new judge due to a conflict.

  • March 11, 2025

    CMA's Big Tech Enforcement To Focus On UK Impact

    An official for the Competition and Markets Authority said the agency will focus enforcement efforts against technology companies on issues that have a local impact in the United Kingdom and is less likely to act on issues already being addressed by other authorities.

  • March 11, 2025

    Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Ex-FTC Deputy Director In Palo Alto

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced Tuesday the hiring of a former deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition as a partner in its Palo Alto, California, office.

  • March 11, 2025

    US Atty, Ex-Cognizant Execs Can Delay FCPA Trial For 30 Days

    A federal judge granted an adjournment of up to 30 days in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives to allow the newly anointed U.S. attorney for New Jersey to review the case.

  • March 11, 2025

    Software Co. Says Ex-Employees Stole AI Trade Secrets

    A software company that uses artificial intelligence to automate appeals when insurers deny a healthcare provider's payment request has sued two former staffers, alleging they used confidential information gathered through their employment to launch a competing company.

  • March 11, 2025

    Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear $95M Altria Patent Suit Win

    The Federal Circuit won't hold an en banc review of a $95 million judgment against R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. that ended a suit from Altria Client Services LLC alleging that R.J. Reynolds infringed three of its patents.

  • March 11, 2025

    Ex-Google AI Counsel Joins King & Spalding In San Francisco

    King & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired for its business litigation practice group a former Google in-house attorney who helped steer the tech giant's artificial intelligence regulatory strategy.

  • March 11, 2025

    Staffing Co. Recruiters Certified As Class, Collective In OT Suit

    A group of recruiters showed that the staffing agency they accused of misclassifying them as overtime-exempt under federal law applied the same policies to its workforce, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, greenlighting a collective and several classes.

  • March 11, 2025

    White House Names Ex-Goldman Sachs Atty To Lead USPTO

    U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated John Squires, Goldman Sachs' former longtime chief intellectual property counsel, to serve as the next U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director.

  • March 10, 2025

    Split 4th Circ. Says Video Privacy Suit Belongs In Arbitration

    A divided Fourth Circuit panel ruled Monday that a pair of subscribers pressing a putative class action accusing streaming service CuriosityStream Inc. of unlawfully sharing their video-viewing information must arbitrate their claims, with the majority finding that registered users had "reasonable notice" of the arbitration agreement. 

  • March 10, 2025

    Dynata Would 'Hopefully' Have Paid Bill, Staffing Co. Says

    The CEO of a staffing company told an attorney for Dynata LLC that it has nobody to blame but itself for a class action accusing Dynata of misclassifying workers' employment status, adding during a trial in Texas state court that the company can't claim breach of contract to justify withholding $8 million to the staffing company.

  • March 10, 2025

    Epic, Apple Duel Over App-Store Injunction Compliance

    Epic Games urged a California federal judge to find that Apple violated her order blocking the tech giant from enacting App Store rules that prevent developers from steering users to alternative payment methods while Apple argued in its own filing that it complied as it "reasonably understood" the injunction.

  • March 10, 2025

    Kyocera AVX Defeats Suit Over 2023 Data Breach

    A South Carolina federal judge has freed Kyocera AVX from a proposed class action that accused the electronic components manufacturer of failing to protect more than 39,000 employees' sensitive personal information in a 2023 cyber attack, saying former employees failed to allege a substantial risk of fraud or identity theft.

Expert Analysis

  • Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up

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    Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.

  • Opinion

    Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice

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    A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.

  • How Trump Orders Roll Back Energy Efficiency Mandates

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    President Donald Trump's first-day executive orders — including a freeze on administrative rules, an order to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, and a directive to broaden consumers' appliance choices — have shifted federal policy on energy efficiency, and bring new considerations for companies engaging with the U.S. Department of Energy, say attorneys at HWG.

  • What Financial Intermediaries Can Expect From New Admin

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    Understanding the current regulatory landscape of consumer financial services — and anticipating how it might evolve under Trump 2.0 — is essential for brokers, lead generators and digital platforms, and they should consider strategies for managing regulatory uncertainty, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Expect Continued Antitrust Enforcement In Procurement

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    The scope of federal antitrust enforcement under the second Trump administration remains uncertain, but the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, which collaborates with federal and state agencies to enforce antitrust laws in the government procurement space, is likely to remain active — so contractors must stay vigilant, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • What Banks Need To Know About Trump's Executive Orders

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    While the numerous executive orders and memos from the last few weeks don't touch on many of the issues the banking industry expected the Trump administration to address, banks still need to pay attention to the flurry of orders from strategic, compliance and operational perspectives, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.

  • Series

    Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

  • DeepSeek AI Investigation Could Lead To IP Law Precedents

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    The investigation by OpenAI and Microsoft into DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model raises interesting legal concerns involving intellectual property and contract law, including potential trade secret appropriation and fair use questions, say Saishruti Mutneja and Raghav Gurbaxani.

  • What NHTSA's Autonomous Vehicle Proposal Means For Cos.

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    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recently proposed framework for review and oversight of vehicles equipped with automated driving systems offers companies a more flexible, streamlined approach to regulatory approvals for AVs, including new exemption pathways, assessments by independent experts and other innovations, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Guidance For Cos. Balancing Web Scraping And Privacy

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    The European Data Protection Board's recent Opinion 28/2024, which clarifies how web scraping can be implemented under the General Data Protection Regulation while respecting data privacy, offers insights for companies navigating this intersection of AI innovation and privacy laws, says Jo Levy at the Norton Law Firm.

  • Opinion

    Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay

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    Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

  • How Cos. Can Use Data Clean Rooms To Address Privacy

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    Implementing comprehensive administrative controls, security processes and vendor management systems are vital steps for businesses leveraging data clean rooms for privacy compliance, especially given the Federal Trade Commission's warnings of complicated user privacy implications, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • 5 Key Takeaways From Energy Secretary's Confirmation

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    The recent confirmation hearing for U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright highlighted several important themes, including his vision for transforming the DOE, his nuanced stance on renewables, and a renewed emphasis on energy abundance and affordability, says Connor McCulloch at Ankura Consulting Group.

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